Hadith #531
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَد
ِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعَبْدُ مِنِّي شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا وَإِذَا تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ بَاعًا وَإِذَا أَتَانِي يَمْشِي أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة وحجاج
شعبة
قتادة يحد
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us; and Hajjaj said: Shu'bah narrated to me, he said: I heard Qatadah narrating from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Your Lord (عز وجل) said: 'When My servant draws closer to Me by a handspan, I draw closer to him by an arm's length. When he draws closer to Me by an arm's length, I draw closer to him by a fathom. And when he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.'"
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 27, Hadith 531
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13369
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49759